gulfed

past tense of gulf

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gulfed
Verb
  • Entrenched Chinese foreign policy positions, including territorial disputes and industrial subsidies that have flooded foreign markets with cheap exports, will likely remain friction points, experts say, while India's deep distrust of China will not dissipate because of one brief meeting.
    James Pomfret, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Shortly after her home flooded, Olathe denied her tort claim in early August.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As flames engulfed the unit, Harris went over to her dog and lay on the ground trying desperately to breathe the air from underneath the unit door, the declaration says.
    KC Baker, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The private island resort is home to seven exclusive villas with docks and customized dining and excursions, engulfed in the Caribbean waters that surround each private villa.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Billing engineers were overwhelmed by manual updates, especially for enterprise contracts that spanned multiple clouds and organizational units.
    Scott Woody, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • And even before the storm made landfall, the levees protecting New Orleans began to fail, overwhelmed by heavy rain and massive storm surges.
    Reena Advani, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At least four people drowned at McKinley Beach alone in 2020, which prompted Milwaukee County officials to close it for the remainder of the year — though the closure actually lasted until last spring, with restoration effort complications and an active lifeguard shortage.
    Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Through last Saturday, at least 32 people had drowned in Lake Michigan this year, according to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, which tracks deaths on all five Great Lakes.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • According to the autopsy, Brinker was pulled from the pool after he was observed suffering cardiac arrest and then being submerged for 30 seconds.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
  • On a Facebook page for the Stop South Benbrook Floods group, Clem shared a video of Timberline Drive submerged under brown, murky water after heavy rain.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Gulfed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gulfed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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